Country Profile: United Arab Emirates
By Taj Kollara, KNX Middle East. Established in 1971, the United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates, namely Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch, one of whom is selected as the President of the United […]
Case Study: The King’s School Science Learning Centre, Sydney Australia
By Alistair Grice, mySmartCTI. Founded in 1831, The King’s School is Australia’s oldest and one of its most prestigious independent schools. Located on 148 hectares in the Sydney suburb of North Parramatta, The King’s School is home to around 1500 students, from kindergarten to Year 12. Construction started on the AUS$20M Science Learning Centre in […]
Case Study: ABB’s New HQ in France Saves 25% in Energy Costs
By Edouard Vidoudez, ABB France. The new ABB headquarters in France is located outside Paris in Cergy Pontoise. It was converted from a factory into an office building, and is now fully equipped with advanced building automation systems including centralised monitoring. To bring the site into line with safety standards, ABB took the opportunity to […]
Interview: Heinz Lux, KNX Association – Looking Forward to the Year Ahead
The KNX Association was founded in May 1990, and will celebrate its 25th birthday this year. What originally was a club of nine manufacturers (then still called EIB Association) has evolved into a community of almost 400 manufacturer members. The Association is still true to its original objectives: the creation of an open standard for […]
Interview: Mike Blackman on ISE 2015 and KNX
Mike Blackman has been in the exhibition industry for thirty years. He started in 1984 by specialising in technology events, and launched Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Geneva in 2004. ISE is jointly owned by CEDIA and InfoComm International, and was created as a platform for the electronic systems industry to do business, to educate […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 3
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. In this three-part series, we have been covering a KNX installation in our headquarters based in a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. Whilst this has been implemented within a relatively small office, the key message is that this type of installation can be applied […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 2
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. This three-part series covers the practicalities of controlling the lighting and heating in our headquarters, and monitoring our energy consumption, all using KNX. The building is a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, and is located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. In part 1, we looked at the installation of KNX-based […]
Product Article: The Eelecta KNX Pads and Touch Panel from Eelectron
By Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. Established in 1994, Eelectron is an Italian company that manufactures cutting-edge KNX solutions for home and building automation, with references and installations in more then 72 countries. In addition, 23,000 hotel rooms are equipped with the Eelectron hotel guest room management system and lighting controls. Our products are made in Italy, […]
Product Article: The JUNG F50 Range of Push-button Interfaces – an Impressive Combination of Design and Technology
By Andrew Taylor, JUNG. In 1912, Albrecht Jung GmbH & Co. KG was founded in Schalksmühle, Germany. Over the last 100 years, the company has become established as a specialist in electrical switches and systems under the motto ‘Progress as a Tradition’. Having its own subsidiaries and represented by a number of agencies all over […]
Case Study: KNX Installation in Rural Residential Property, Northumberland, UK
By Rachel Wilkinson, My KNX Store. The project involved an extensive refurbishment and extension of a rural residential property in Northumberland, UK. The whole project took 18 months, with the home control installation being carried out between January and December 2012. The architect for the project was Nicholson Nairn, who worked closely with My KNX […]